Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, May 8, 2021 Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California... The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...  THE HEADLINES: AP: California leaving: State population declines for first time SFC: It had never happened in a century: California’s population drops NR: California Population Fell by More Than 180,000 in 2020, State’s First Ever Yearly Drop SacBee: Californians are fleeing LA and the Bay Area. How many ditched West Coast cities in 2020? CG: California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study SDUT: ‘It’s like a war,’ San Diego restaurateur says of struggle to find workers Reason: New Jobs Report Shows the Government Gets the Unemployment It's Paying For SacBee: Folsom homeless fight ends in stabbing death and homicide arrest on Natoma Street LAT $: Could a San Francisco experiment be an answer to L.A.’s sprawling street encampments? Another Oceanside Homeless Encampment Covered With Rocks | KPBS LADN: LA County homeless agency snips at bureaucratic red tape with ‘universal’ housing application SFC: No more gas stoves? State prepares to require ‘electric ready’ new homes SFC: S.F. plans art to honor Black lives in place of Francis Scott Key statue LADN: Los Angeles could see nearly 350 homicides in 2021 after deadly first 4 months SFC: Mario Gonzalez death reflects intensifying debate: when should cities deploy armed police? LAT $: California sees record number of guns confiscated under ‘red flag’ law KQED: New California AG Continues to Withhold Important Police Records Despite 'Effort to Increase Transparency' LAT $: Cruz Reynoso, California’s first Latino state Supreme Court justice, dies at 90 NR: The Next Reality Candidate LAT $: Irvine man used COVID relief loans to buy Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, federal authorities say AP: Authorities: Fake vaccination cards sold at California bar SDUT: Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are ‘frequently’ discriminated against, survey shows SBSun: Jerry Lewis, ex-congressman from Redlands, won’t be prosecuted for spousal battery CG: Remote Learning Reimbursement Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee AP: California agency approves warehouse rule for air quality VOSD: Sacramento Report: Facing the Implications of Biased Tech CG: Appellate Court Rules in Favor of CalSavers Retirement Program SFC: Thousands were warned of Truckee quake through ShakeAlert app. Here’s what it is AP: Southern California ports cut ship waits but volume high SacBee: California DMV reverses decision to eliminate most foreign language options for driver tests SacBee: This California Republican voted to impeach Trump. Now he’s helping others who voted same way SacBee: Burned by the Lincoln Project, exiled by the GOP. What’s next for this California Republican? OCReg: Viral video gives ‘distorted’ picture of class confrontation, professor’s defenders say LAT $: Caitlyn Jenner struggles to go from OMG moment to a campaign for California governor Reason: Teachers Unions Use Political Clout To Keep Classrooms Closed OCReg: California needs to end police immunity from accountability NR: The Message Washington Needs to Hear Right Now: STOP! 36K Lawyers Work at 203 Fed Agencies OCReg: Teachers’ unions run interference at the CDC OCReg: Rooftop solar subsidy program needs reform OCReg: Nationalist conservatives abandon the idea of liberty CG: Sacramento Mayor, City Council Get Raises While Crime Spikes, Homeless Multiply, and City Still Locked Down SFC: Mayor Schaaf's proposed budget doesn't cut Oakland police funding. Police reform activists are angry SFC: Did Alameda County have a huge COVID surge? No. Here’s what happened KQED: 'My Heart Dropped': CCSF Students Rally to Protest Cuts That Threaten to Transform College SFC: S.F. officer shoots man in South Park neighborhood during investigation SFC: Bay Area county is still stuck in red tier. Here’s what’s holding it back SJMN: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo opposes $2.5 billion dam project in Santa Clara County Stanislaus County’s population grew in 2020 as California’s declined. Here’s why FresBee: Face of Fresno’s anti-maskers hit with another restraining order. He’s fighting back CalCoast: Pro-law enforcement flag sparks controversy in Paso Robles VCStar $: Meet Ventura County's highest ranking Latino prosecutor LAT $: L.A. City Council meetings will return to City Hall starting June 15 LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County administers 8 million vaccinations, reports 421 new cases and 16 new deaths, May 7 SBSun: Lawmakers ‘pleased’ with shelter for migrant children at Fairplex in Pomona LADN: LA County’s coronavirus hospitalizations dip to lowest level of pandemic OCReg: Independent report clears DA Todd Spitzer of protecting retired OC prosecutor from harassment complaints VOC: Orange County’s Local Health Clinics Gear Up For Increased Vaccinations When Super Sites Close PE: Ballots for June Riverside City Council election go to voters next week PE: When will Riverside, San Bernardino counties move into the yellow tier? SDUT: San Diego County to local groups: You bring the people, we’ll bring the COVID-19 vaccine VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Fraud, Facial Recognition and Bears, Oh My! SDUT: SDG&E critics want San Diego City Council to consider barring the utility from franchise agreement SDUT: Judge upholds North River Farms lawsuit over referendum Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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